US7850630B1 - Flexible head support with replaceable chinrest - Google Patents
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- US7850630B1 US7850630B1 US12/026,237 US2623708A US7850630B1 US 7850630 B1 US7850630 B1 US 7850630B1 US 2623708 A US2623708 A US 2623708A US 7850630 B1 US7850630 B1 US 7850630B1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
- A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
- A61F5/04—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints
- A61F5/05—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints for immobilising
- A61F5/058—Splints
- A61F5/05883—Splints for the neck or head
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- (a) providing an apparatus for supporting a person's head in a selected position said apparatus including: a shaft; a coupler attached to one end of the shaft for coupling the replaceable chinrest to the one end of the shaft in a releasable restraining engagement; and a base attached to the other end of the shaft for enabling the shaft to be supported on the person's chest; wherein the shaft enables the person's head to be supported in a selected position in relation to the person's chest; and wherein the coupler includes either at least one protuberance that is shaped for fitting within a cavity of a replaceable chinrest so that the replaceable chinrest can be releaseably restrained by the coupler or at least one cavity that is shaped for fitting about a protuberance of a replaceable chinrest so that the replaceable chinrest can be releaseably restrained by the coupler; wherein either: the replaceable chinrest has a cavity that is shaped for fitting about a said at least one protuberance of the coupler so that
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Cited By (3)
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US10842206B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2020-11-24 | Xodus Medical, Inc. | Patient protection system configured to protect the head of a patient |
US10842574B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2020-11-24 | Xodus Medical, Inc. | Robotic patient protection system comprising a head mask structure, configured to protect the head of a patient, for use in robotic surgical procedures |
US11224216B2 (en) * | 2018-01-05 | 2022-01-18 | Aaron Victor Bowles, JR. | Closure apparatus |
Citations (3)
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US5005563A (en) * | 1990-06-18 | 1991-04-09 | Veale Charles J | Mobile-cervical extension and supporting apparatus |
US20040204666A1 (en) * | 2003-04-14 | 2004-10-14 | Marsh M. Lou | Cervical spine brace and traction device |
US6969366B1 (en) | 2003-02-14 | 2005-11-29 | Joan Marie Reddick | Hands-free chin lift and airway support device |
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US5005563A (en) * | 1990-06-18 | 1991-04-09 | Veale Charles J | Mobile-cervical extension and supporting apparatus |
US6969366B1 (en) | 2003-02-14 | 2005-11-29 | Joan Marie Reddick | Hands-free chin lift and airway support device |
US20040204666A1 (en) * | 2003-04-14 | 2004-10-14 | Marsh M. Lou | Cervical spine brace and traction device |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US10842206B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2020-11-24 | Xodus Medical, Inc. | Patient protection system configured to protect the head of a patient |
US10842574B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2020-11-24 | Xodus Medical, Inc. | Robotic patient protection system comprising a head mask structure, configured to protect the head of a patient, for use in robotic surgical procedures |
US11224216B2 (en) * | 2018-01-05 | 2022-01-18 | Aaron Victor Bowles, JR. | Closure apparatus |
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